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Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh, winner of the 2021 RIBA International Prize. The hospital's zig-zag canal collects rainwater and aids in cooling the site.

A rural hospital in Bangladesh is named the world's best new building

5:00am February 05, 2022

by Nell Clark

The prestigious architectural prize celebrates the 80-bed hospital's human-centered design, built in harmony with the waterlogged local environment with a modest budget and local low-cost materials.

Demonstrators rally against provincial and federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates and in support of Ottawa protestors on Friday outside the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg.

Ontario premier calls on COVID restriction protesters to end their 'occupation'

8:42pm February 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Crowdfunding site GoFundMe said it would refund or redirect to charities the vast majority of millions raised by demonstrators protesting COVID-19 measures in the Canadian capital.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says the America COMPETES Act meets the challenges of the 21st century.

The House passed a bill aimed at boosting U.S. competitiveness with China

7:02pm February 04, 2022

The bill includes a number of provisions, such as $52 billion for chip manufacturing, $45 billion to improve supply chains for critical items, and $160 billion for scientific research and innovation.

Why the FBI has been telling athletes heading to the Olympics to bring a burner phone

6:22pm February 04, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

The Winter Olympics are now underway and the FBI has been telling athletes heading to Beijing to bring a burner phone. There are all kinds of digital threats to the Olympics.

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News Corp. announced on Friday that it suffered a cyberattack that was discovered in January. Here, a person walks by the global media company's headquarters in New York City on Friday.

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Hackers tied to China are suspected of spying on News Corp. journalists

6:20pm February 04, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

News Corp. — which owns the publishers of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — announced the discovery of a "persistent cyberattack" targeting a limited number of employees.

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'The Worst Person in the World' is the Valentine's Day movie of the year

4:52pm February 04, 2022

by Bob Mondello

A millennial writer, an R. Crumb-style cartoonist and a coffee-shop barista form the romantic triangle in the Danish coming-of-age drama The Worst Person In The World.

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games are officially underway

4:52pm February 04, 2022

by Brian Mann

The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics began Friday in Beijing with all of the glitz of past Games, though the stadium was nearly empty of spectators because of COVID concerns.

U.S. diplomat talks path forward with Russia

4:40pm February 04, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Carpenter, who represents the U.S. at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, on the threat that the European continent could be plunged into war.

Deputy NSA talks on Russia's possible 'false flag' attack to justify Ukraine invasion

4:26pm February 04, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jon Finer, Deputy National Security Adviser, on Russia's plans after the White House accused it of staging a false attack by Ukrainian forces to justify invading Ukraine.

U.S. troops deploy for Europe from Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Feb. 3.

Explaining the U.S. military presence in Europe as 2,000 more troops deploy

4:18pm February 04, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

The number of U.S. troops in Europe has shrunk dramatically since the end of the Cold War — but tensions with Russia since 2014 have prompted U.S. leaders to beef up numbers and move troops eastward.